Student arrested after disturbance at Konawaena High School
Police arrested a 19-year-old student after a disturbance Tuesday at Konawaena High School.
Fire destroys unpermitted Pahoa house
Fire destroyed an unpermitted residential structure near Pahoa Friday evening.
Public clashes with Army over PTA lease
Big Islanders continued to urge the U.S. Army to abandon the Pohakuloa Training Area instead of extending its lease of state land.
Fentanyl smuggling case moved to federal court
The case of a 41-year-old Kailua-Kona man accused of smuggling fentanyl into Hawaii from California has been moved to U.S. District Court in Honolulu.
‘Wenaokeao’: Big Island students name Maunakea observatory instruments after starlight
A pair of instruments at a Maunakea observatory have been given a less unwieldy name by a group of Big Island high school students.
Community help sought to help fund fireworks display
With the 4th of July less than two month away, new leadership at the Kailua-Kona Community Parade Association is seeking community help in funding the annual fireworks extravaganza display over Kailua Bay.
Island Life for Wednesday, May 8, 2024
A honu, or green sea turtle, glides along the Kona coast. (Reiko Sekine/community contributor)
‘Compulsive gambler’ asks for 30-month federal sentence
A Kona man who bilked 45 investors in his online lei business out of $1.2 million to fuel a high-stakes gambling habit in Las Vegas is asking a federal judge to sentence him Wednesday to 2-1/2 years in prison.
Judge maintains bail for narcotics, firearms suspect
A judge maintained bail at $718,500 for a 45-year-old Mountain View man police say was in possession of a wide variety of dangerous drugs, including fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, and several firearms — two of which are unserialized “ghost guns.”
Kona man sentenced to 20 years for 2023 crime spree
A 28-year-old Kona man was sentenced on Friday to 20 years incarceration in connection with a 2023 crime spree involving a stolen car, robbery and firing a weapon at a law enforcement officer.
Hurricane forecast: 2 or fewer: ‘Things can still happen,’ weather service cautions of below-average seasonal prediction
Hurricane season is June 1 to Nov. 30 in Hawaii, and AccuWeather — a commercial weather forecasting service — is predicting a relatively quiet season for tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific basin.
Star Alameda, wife of mayoral candidate, dies
Star Alameda, wife of Hawaii County mayoral candidate Kimo Alameda and a career educator, died Friday. She was 54.
Punalu‘u project stalled: Board grants standing to two legal challenges to the proposed resort
Legal challenges by two different groups of Ka‘u residents against a planned resort development in Punalu‘u will go forward after a long, tempestuous Windward Planning Commission meeting on Monday.
Island Life for Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Kohala mountain vista. (Susan Grant/community contributor)
Police: Papaikou man dies in North Kona traffic crash
Police say a 78-year-old Papaikou man died in a single-car collision early Tuesday afternoon in North Kona.
Island Life for Monday, May 6, 2024
Warm summer days are coming and this little guy is ready! (Carol Tools/community contributor)
Free Comic Book Day a success at the Kailua-Kona Public Library
What do you get when you combine Free Comic Book Day with Star Wars Day? Lots of fun and activities for keiki at the Kailua-Kona Public Library on Saturday.
National Science Foundation to discuss possible funding for TMT
A federal agency will conduct an external review of the Thirty Meter Telescope project to determine whether the observatory will receive federal funding.
Hilo Parks and Rec working with DLNR to address issue of cat feedings at park where nene died
State and county agencies are moving forward to address feral cat feeding and its effects on the nene population.
Green signs STVR bill into law
“This is a very big deal, this bill. The passage of Senate Bill 2919 is going to change Hawaii for the better.”
